TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 1 minute ago, rbrowning2 said: You say estimated, do BASC know how the numbers were arrived at and if crossed checked against imports and U.k. manufacturers as 1.7million 16gauge appears rather a large number. Well spotted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor O'Gorman Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, rbrowning2 said: You say estimated, do BASC know how the numbers were arrived at and if crossed checked against imports and U.k. manufacturers as 1.7million 16gauge appears rather a large number. Yes, I think they were cross checked like that and for live quarry usage against live quarry shooting data. The full background doc drills into a lot of detail. There are estimated figures in there on muzzle loading also from MLAGB. Background document to the Agency Opinion on the Proposal for a restriction - Lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Someone must like the 16 bore as have only ever met one person in nearly fifty years of shooting using a 16 bore and that was a hammer gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 I don't recall meeting you but I do have a 16 bore hammer gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 I beat on several shoots and only seen one gun with a 16 bore. I use mine as much as I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 41 minutes ago, 39TDS said: I don't recall meeting you but I do have a 16 bore hammer gun. Perhaps it was me😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 8 hours ago, Conor O'Gorman said: In BASC's submission to the final HSE consultation (Dec 2023) the number of shotgun cartridges estimated to be used annually for live quarry shooting included 12 bore (61.8 million), 16 bore (1.7 million), 20 bore (2.5 million) and .410 (2.5 million). Those estimates were taken from a BSSC submission to an earlier HSE call for evidence. Thanks Connor, very useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 (edited) so three with 16 bore shooting 1.7million cartridges a year 😂 I have been tempted to get a 16 bore but never actually done so……… yet 😊 got a 28 bore instead. Edited January 14 by rbrowning2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 On 14/01/2025 at 07:55, rbrowning2 said: so three with 16 bore shooting 1.7million cartridges a year 😂 I have been tempted to get a 16 bore but never actually done so……… yet 😊 got a 28 bore instead. I do have two 16's so thats four..😁 so to bring it into perspective thats only 450.000 per gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Wednesday at 13:22 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 13:22 (edited) 1 hour ago, islandgun said: I do have two 16's so thats four..😁 so to bring it into perspective thats only 450.000 per gun So, it was YOU then......................... Edited Wednesday at 13:22 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted Wednesday at 14:59 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 14:59 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: So, it was YOU then......................... Hold your horses, enfieldspares has a self loader in a 16g, bet it was him....or someone like him.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted Wednesday at 18:26 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 18:26 I don't think I even fired mine last year and haven't bought cartridges for probably 3 years now so you guys must be shooting a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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